Point Blank Films
(killerme.com) | Review by Dan Taylor
Considering the junk that
ends up flooding the multiplexes and choking
the shelves at the video store, it's nothing
short of refreshing to have something like
Zach Hansen's KILLER ME make its way to
my TV screen.
Joe (George Foster, who resembles
a cross between Harvey Kietel, Bobby DeNiro
and Dee Dee Ramone) is a crimonology student
with some issues. Seems that he's troubled
by voices, visions and dreams that make
him want to kill others and mutilate himself.
When fellow student Anna (Christina Kew)
enters his world, it seems like Joe's life
is taking a turn for the better.
Unfortunately, the blossoming
relationship can't stop Joe from thinking
bad things, and we watch as he slides down
the slippery slope into madness – a
trip that appears hastened by the death
of his pet goldfish.
To be totally honest, I can't
remember the last film I watched that actually
made me care about its characters. Foster
and Kew are completely believable in their
roles, nailing the hesitant, awkward and
flirtatious moments of a romance in bloom.
Their moments together have a shy and sexy
chemistry that give Joe's descent even greater
weight.
Admirably, Hansen never resorts
to gross-out effects or gratuitous gore
to "sell" the story. Let me make
it clear, however, that I am not suddenly
anti-gore. It's just that the flick doesn't
need it because it succeeds so strongly
on its own merits.
Though a touch slow at times,
everything about KILLER ME is top-notch.
With a handful of actors and a couple sets,
writer/director Hansen has produced one
of the best flicks – on any budget
– that I've seen in the last few years.
